Latin America & Caribbean / Activity Brief
European-cuban academic views on the economy, development and cooperation
13/11/2008 By Francesc Bayo, Anicia García, Susanne Gratius
The socio-economic panorama in Cuba is contradictory. In spite of the country's sustained economic growth, the impact of such growth on the Cuban population has been rather limited. Furthermore, the international financial crisis and the two hurricans have cast a shadow over the country's socio-economic prospects.
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With regard to European-Cuban relations, the fluid economic exchange between the two continents stands in contrast to the currently limited academic cooperation on the subject. It has therefore been suggested that more lasting links or networks between Cuban and European experts should be built on issues of common interest, taking the inter-institutional cooperation between CEEC, CIDOB and FRIDE as a starting point.
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Keywords
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Bio author: Francesc Bayo
Bio author: Anicia García
Alicia García is an economist and Director of the CEEC (Centre for Studies on the Cuban Economy) at Havana University.
Bio author: Susanne Gratius
PhD in Political Science by the University of Hamburg. Expert in Latin America.
